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3 Sheets- Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

H. R. WINKELMANN. STEAM VACUUM WATER ELBVATGR.

Patented Jam. 3, 1893 (No Model.)

H. R. WINKELMANN. STEAM VACUUM WATER ELEVATOR.

Patented Jan. 3, 1893.

3 Sheets- Sheet 3.

H. R. WlNKBLMANN. STEAM VACUUM WATER ELEVATOR.

(No Model.)

Patented Jan. s, 1.8.93.

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HERMANE." WINKELMA'NN, or JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. ASSGNOR, BY; manor AND MES'NE ASSIGNMENTS, T ofrun; AUTQMATIC. WATER TANK ceirrANY-, on' PHILADnLPH1A,` nENNs't'igvAniA;

fsaEcIFIcATIoN forming 'part-bf Letcersmtent NQ. 489,(554, dated. January 31893.

' appresa-lea Dee'nberv, 1891. saai No. 414,331. camada.

:hold a s uliic'i-ent'amount.of4 water. to supply.

'the largest `1oco mot i ve, and one which shall be constructed in'Y such amanneras to .be able v to discharge `thefwaterfgto any'. reasonable height above the tankaccording tothe presslire furnished atavelo'c'ity'ineqilal ratio with the-pressure, and also will lift .the water from adistance below the tank, and onewhich after the discharge of the water therefrom will im- I the next locomotive.

' To'attain these ends one of' the principal ob- 4jectsof the inven'tion is to so lconstruct the '.same that the steam used for discharging the lled vtank 'will not"come indirectcontact with lthesurface of the water therein, which will eiectually prevent rapid condensation o fthe steam, thereby fully utilizing the pressure of' ,the steam to elevate the water, the steam pressvt'ife bei-ng otherwise materially reduced by the loss-from condensationvas is usual in devices Aof this character'.

With these and 'which will readily appearas the nature of the invention is fully understood, the' same consistsfin the novel construction combination and arrangement ot parts hereinafter. more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

-InI theaccompanyiug drawings5-Figure .l isha side elevation of a locomotive andtender located upon a track adjacent to a tank feeder connected therewith and construct-ed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a side' "elevation of a tank feeder constructed in accordance with` my invention; Fig. 3. isa verticall longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 4 isa detail sectional` view of thedischarge pipe and goose neck pipe-,toma Y j v Referringtotheaccompanyingdrawings;-

'f 5o :A .-represents'an; inclosed l tank cylinder that 4-mediately and' automatically refill itself for.

many other objects in view,`

. -isdesignedi toaccoinr'nodate the quantity ot" water to vbe fed to an adjacent locomotive tender and said cylinder is providedwith the convexed top andbottom a which more .elf'` .f ecti've'ly resists the pressure ofsteam and. 55 jwater which is powerfully'exerted therein' and which would tend to strainer-bulge a flat top. and bottom. The said cylinder is.provided with a bottom receiving opening a.' secured' o verand communicating with which is the-def 6c pending suctionreceiving pipe LL provided ne'ar its upper end directly beneath the open-ffi ng in said cylinder with the suction valve chamber C 'having the' inwardly-extending an'ge c forming a seat for the circular valve' 65 i c clamped between thejplate's c2 carrying the 'valve stems c3 workingin the opposite crossbars ci in said chamber. The said suction pipe' B is further provided near its lower end whichis inserted or, connected with 'the source-from. 7o which the water is supplied with a suction foott valve chamber and valveDsimil'ar inconstrucl 'tion to the upper valve C and adapted to check 'the water below the upper suctin valvejnst described. Upon-one side of the" receiving. 75

opening a in .the bottom o f said cylinder., .the sameis provided with. a bottoimdisfar'ge opening a2, over which is sccuredfaiid placed the discharge pipe E arisin gf rom beneath'the' said cylinder above thetopof the same to any 8o height desired according tof'the elevation to= whi'chthe water isV to bepraise'd and 'the-'height of the tank cylinder A. The said discharge pipe'E is provided .at a pointfadj'acent to the bottomfof the tank: with fthe c'h'eck' valve.

constructed identicalwith-.that of the valves' C audD openingup'wfdly so. as Ito allbw the water?- a'fre'e egressfrm the tankwhen thee-ame isdischarged therefrom under press- V ureand--which allows the same to close. andgg,

prevent the waterbove the valve from runf' ning hack into the tank. The extreme upper end of thedischarge pipeE'is povided with fan elbow f havinga beveled orconicaltlange f at its outerend that isadapted to titwithiugg l.the flanged'tapering seat g at the outer'end ofthe elbow G secured totthe' inner end ot the goose neck pipe H, and said-conical flange and its epposingreceiving conical seat forni a swivel joint which allowsthe said goose neck roo pipe when not in use to be held in a vertical position above the tank as illustrated in dotted lines, by means of the ordinary overbalancing weight and which can be readily drawn down when in use -to a horizontal position and inserted` into the tender water re-4 ceiving opening in the usual manner.l ,'A s`e`V `curing and pivot bolt Lpasses' throughandis -v secured to the opposing .ellows f and 1G, and

'securely holds the same together and *keepsl the swiveled joint water tight'Qto eectually pre.

vent leakage.

Y The spray conducting A'pipe J is connectedspray conductor J'is provided -with the out' 'wardly opening check valve 7' of the ordinary construction, which allows the water from the tank to be forced u'p through said pipe 'JA and back'into the top of the cylinder for the purposes to be described, while-at the same time it prevents the water being'forced back into saidtank from the compression lcylinder L located adjacent to the same and connected with said spray .conductor J by meansof the pipe connection Zsecuring said compression.

cylinder to and above thespray conductor in front of the check' valvej. "Ihesaid'lc'ompression cylinder L is providedwith the upper and lower heads Z .and P, respectively,

l ha'ving inner-shoulders' and is further provided with the cock Z3 in the upper head l in order to leave the compression cylinder opened when itis desired to run the apparatus without the compressed air, otherwise as is the ordinary operation of the apparatus, -the said cock is. kept closed. v

A iioat M works within the air cylinder L and is provided upon the top and bottom thereof with the rubberdisk 'valves m securely clamped thereon and'adapted to bear upon the shoulderstof the upper and lower heads respectively according as the said float may eithe'rbe at the extreme upper orlower limit. of its travel.

It can be readily seen that when water is forced into the tank the same will pass up within the air chamber and raise '-tlre iioat therein, and I.thus greatly compress the air above said oat and the surface of the water, while at the same time when the pressure is relieved from within said tank cylinder, that the pressure of air will immediately force the water from within the compression cylinder up through the spray `conductor J and throughjthe spray inlet K in theitop of the cylinder. W'hen the water is exhausted from the compression cylinder, the lower valve of the iioat M seats itself upon the lower head Z2 and forms a seal which prevents the escape of the air from within said cylinder or compression chamber. y

cured to the inner end of the spray inlet pipe K in the top of the tank cylinder and the same the'jperforationslinthe fiat platen', andvthip pipe B and immediately Iills. l

ries of rounded fender and guide bars O secured vertically aroundv the inner sides'of the same in 'order ,to steady the up and `down* movement of the floating. piston Pcontacting with the isame'and located within the cylinder and rising and falling with the water tli'erein, said bars also preventing the floating -becoming caught orl wedged at VanyV point. Thesaid floating pistou comprises the upper convex plate p' secured thereto and forming an air space between the same and the top fiat plate p whichv also-allows' the said piston down within the concaved bottom of the tank. The top of the tank A is alsoprovided witha steam inlet opening a. to which is Secured the .coupling q is connected with the main steam pipe R and the connecting pipe S connected -of the'spray inlet pipe K, and said connecting pipeS is provided witha check valve s correin thespray conductorJ upo'the opposite side of the T-couplingj, the purpose of said check the valve s thus preventingthe water from being forced through the' spray conductor into the cylinder, inasmuch asthe pressure of the steam upon the valves would be sufficient to overcome the pressure of the waterin the spray conductor J, while on the Otherhand when the steam is shut ot the valve s opens and allows the water to pass intothe spray condenser and the valve s closes and prevents said water from passing into the steam pipe. A section ofthe steam pipe R is securely fastened to the swinging goose neck pipe Hand nected with the section of the pipe upon the tank by means of the flexible connecting pipe comprises an upper concave-convex vplate nl and a'lower circular' flat plate n provided with a series of perforation's n, said 'platefbe-I ingrlocated directlyfunder the .upper curvedi .1 :diskfor plate and is bolted therete so-that thei` edges of the saine remain aslightfdstanceg apa1't,so as to allow the spray water to bef, forced `from between said, edges in aline fan v shapejet,while the wateralso escapes through.

8o.` distributes the spray over the entirel inner f' area of the cylinder,'when thesame has been 1 discharged of its water l'and is filledv .with l steam and thus causes-a 'complete-and rapid condensation of' the 'steam which thus formsia vacuum and sucksl the water throughthe.

to be'forced under the pressure'of steam far' v spray condenser and distributer N-is scf' 'Ihe tank cyli'nder Ajis profvided'with ase- L piston from scraping the sides of the tankand flat -circularplate p of aldiameter slightly less than that of the tank andthe lower concaveinlet steam pipe .Q which by means of the T- l .no with said T-coupling q and the T-couplingj sponding with asimilarcheck valve slocated l lvalves on either side of the T-couplingj being, I

vfirst, when the steam is on to allow the` sameto pass through the check valve s and-close is carried thereby, said section being conhaving valved receiving `and discharge pipes connected withthe bottom thereof, a vaived spray conductor pipe lconnected with -th'e bottom and top of said tank, a spray condenser 5 and distribnter located inthe ltop of the tank and-connected with said conductor pipe; an

inclosedair compression. cylinder eonneeted working within said compression cylinder 170 xo compress the airwithin and force the water out of the same,a fioating pistonvwithin said tank cylinder, and v alved steam pipesconnected with the top of said tank cylinder 'and said spray conductor pipe, substantially as set ortho 1. l

- 1n testimony that'I claim the foregoing as A, my own I have hereto afxed my signature' in I the presence of tivo witnesses. with said spray conductor pipe, a valved float.-

HERMAN R. WINKELMANN. Witnesses: i

-. MALCOLM D. James,

BENJ.A B. WHrrE. 

